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On this Day in History ... 27th May
27 May is in May.
Events on the 27th May
Bede. 668. There was at that time in Rome, a monk, called Theodore (age 66), well known to Hadrian (age 31), born at Tarsus in Cilicia, a man well instructed in worldly and Divine literature, as also in Greek and Latin; of known probity of life, and venerable for age, being sixty-six years old. Hadrian offered him to the pope to be ordained bishop, and prevailed; but upon these conditions, that he should conduct him into Britain, because he had already travelled through France twice upon several occasions, and was, therefore, better acquainted with the way, and was, moreover, sufficiently provided with men of his own; as also that being his fellow-labourer in doctrine, he might take special care that Theodore should not, according to the custom of the Greeks, introduce any thing contrary to the true faith into the church where he presided. Hadrian, being ordained subdeacon, waited four months for his hair to grow, that it might be shorn into the shape of a crown; for he had before the tonsure of St. Paul, the apostle, after the manner of the eastern people. He was ordained by Pope Vitalian, in the year of our Lord 668, on Sunday, the 26th of March, and on the 27th of May was sent with Hadrian into Britain.
Bede. 27 May 669. Theodore (age 67) arrived at his church the second year after his consecration, on Sunday, the 27th of May, and held the same twenty-one years, three months, and twenty-six days. Soon after, he visited all the island, wherever the tribes of the Angles inhabited, for he was willingly entertained and heard by all persons; and every where attended and assisted by Hadrian, he taught the right rule of life, and the canonical custom of celebrating Easter. This was the first archbishop whom all the English church obeyed. And forasmuch as both of them were, as has been said before, well read both in sacred and in secular literature, they gathered a crowd of disciples, and there daily flowed from them rivers of knowledge to water the hearts of their hearers; and, together with the books of holy writ, they also taught them the arts of ecclesiastical poetry, astronomy, and arithmetic. A testimony of which is, that there are still living at this day some of their scholars, who are as well versed in the Greek and Latin tongues as in their own, in which they were born. Nor were there ever happier times since the English came into Britain; for their kings being brave men and good Christians, they were a terror to all barbarous nations, and the minds of all men were bent upon the joys of the heavenly kingdom of which they had just heard; and all who desired to be instructed in sacred reading, had masters at hand to teach them.
On 27 May 866 Ordoño I King Asturias (age 45) died. His son Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias (age 18) succeeded III King Asturias.
On 27 May 1153 King Malcolm IV of Scotland (age 12) was crowned IV King Scotland at Scone.
On 27 May 1199 King John of England (age 32) was crowned I King of England by Archbishop Hubert Walter (age 39) at Westminster Abbey [Map]. Bishop Herbert Poore attended.
Letters. 27 May 1208. Letter VII. Eleanor "Fair Maid of Britanny" 4th Countess of Richmond (age 24) to her subjects in Brittany.
Eleanora, duchess of Bretagne and countess of Richmond, to her dear and faithful lords the bishops of Nantes, Vannes, and Cornwall, and to Eudo de Poule, and Geoffry Espine, and Oliver de Rugy, and Pagan de Mal-Estrail, and all other her barons and faithful subjects of Bretagne, greeting.
We give you manifold thanks concerning the things of which you have informed us, and earnestly entreat you that you, the above-named, come to England to my lord and uncle the king of England (age 41); and know you, certainly, that your advent will, God willing, tend to your and our great honour and convenience, and, by God's grace, to our liberation.
We have spoken with our said uncle about affording you a safe-conduct, and he is glad of your coming, and sends you his letters patent of safe-conduct; and you may all come safely by means of those letters - or as many of you as can, if all cannot come.
Witness myself, at Sarum, the 27th day of May.
On 27 May 1234 King Louis IX of France (age 20) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 36) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 36). He the son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 46). They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 27 May 1257 Sanchia Provence Queen Consort Germany (age 29) was crowned Queen Consort Germany at Aachen Cathedral, Aachen aka Aix-le-Chapelle.
On 27 May 1317 Bishop John Hotham was appointed Lord High Treasurer.
On 27 May 1320 Bishop Henry Burghesh (age 28) was appointed Bishop of Lincoln due to the influence of his uncle Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 44) despite the chapter having already elected a new bishop.
Archaeologia Volume 35 1853 XXXIII. On the 27th [May 1358], the Earl of Douglas (age 35) dined with the Queen (age 63); and the Maréchal D'Audenham came to supper.
In Sep 1389 the Scrope vs Grosvenor Case was brought to the Court of Chivalry. Up to that time two families, Scrope and Grosvenor, had been using the armorial 
Scrope Arms: Azure, a bend or.
Several hundred witnesses were called including John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 49), Geoffrey Chaucer (age 46) and John Savile of Shelley and Golcar (age 64).
On 03 Sep 1386 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 27) gave evidence at the Church of John the Baptist, Chester [Map].
The Court decided in favour of Scrope.
Neither party was happy with the decision so King Richard II (age 22) was called upon to give his personal verdict.
On 27 May 1390 he confirmed that Grosvenor could not bear the undifferenced arms.
As a consequence of the case the Grosvenor has for many years used the name Bendor for horses and nicknames.
On 27 May 1405 Archbishop Richard Scrope (age 55) and Thomas Mowbray 4th Earl Norfolk 2nd Earl Nottingham (age 19) assembled a force of around 8000 men at Shipton Moor, Hambleton. Believing they had been given safe conduct by Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 41) and assured their demands would be met, the rebel army disbanded
On 27 May 1435 Nicholas Montgomery (age 59) died at Great Cubley [Map]. He was buried at St Andrew's Church, Great Cubley [Map]. Damaged. Probably carved in 1461. Early Suns and Roses Collar. Hip Belt. IHC NASARE Lettering. Early Plate Bascinet and Gorget Period. Chest with Angels with Rounded Wings holding Shields.
Nicholas Montgomery: Around 1376 he was born to Nicholas Montgomery and Margaret Foljambe at Great Cubley. In or before 1390 he and Joan Longford were married.
On 27 May 1464 John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu (age 33) was created 1st Earl of Northumberland as a reward for successfully suppressing the Lancastrian resistance in the North. The Ealdom of Northumberland traditionally held by the Percy family with whom the Neville family had been feuding for generations.
Hall's Chronicle 1522. 27 May 1522. The King of England (age 30) was come to Canterbury [Map], the twenty-seventh day of May, and received by the Archbishop (age 72): and hearing of the Emperors arrival, with a small company on the Wednesday, being the Ascension eve, he rode to Dover, and with much joy and gladness the Emperor (age 22) and he met, and there tarried the Ascension Day, and on Friday, the King brought the Emperor aboard on his new ship, called the Henry Grace Dieu, a ship of fifteen hundred tons and rowed about to all his great ships, which then lay in Dover road. The Emperor and his lords, much praised the making of the ships, and especially the artillery, they said, they never saw ships so armed.
Letters and Papers 1530. 27 May 1530. 256. Anne Boleyn (age 29).
Warrant to Lord Windsor, keeper of the Great Wardrobe, to deliver the following parcels to the use of the lady Anne Rocheford (age 25): (1) For a saddle of the French fashion, with a pillow of down, covered with black velvet, fringed with silk and gold, the head of copper and gilt, graven with antyke works; one footstool, covered with black velvet, fringed with silk and gold; one saddle hose of velvet, lined with black buckram; one harness of black velvet, both fringed with silk and gold, with buttons pear fashion, and tassels of silk and gold; one great tuft of silk and gold upon the crupper, with buckles and pendants of copper and gilt; one slophouse of leather, lined with cotton; two girths of white twine; and two bits with two pair of gilt bosses.
Item, for a pillion for the said lady Anne, of white fustian stuffed with fine down, with leathers and buckles to the same; one pillion cloth of velvet, fringed with black silk, and lined with black buckram; one footstool, covered with black velvet, and fringed with black silk, garnished with gilt nails, with two buckles of copper and gilt; one harness to the same pillion, of black velvet, fringed with black silk, with buckles and pendants of copper and gilt; two white girths of twine of the double fashion; one pair of reins, covered with black velvet fringed with silk and gold; two buttons and one tassel of silk and gold, with two buckles of copper and gilt, for a saddle of the French fashion for the same lady Anne, with a pillow of fine down covered with black velvet, lined with black buckram, fringed with silk and gold; one head for the same, of copper and gilt, graven with antique works; one footstool covered with black velvet, fringed with silk and gold, garnished with gilt nails, with two buckles of copper and gilt; one harness of black velvet, with a false crupper, fringed with silk and gold, with buttons and tassels of silk and gold, with buckles and pendants of copper and gilt; one slophowse of leather lined with cotton; four girths of twine of the double fashion, and two bits with two pair of gilt bosses; another saddle for the said lady Anne, of the French fashion, with a head of copper and gilt, graven with antique works; one pillion of fine down, covered with black velvet, fringed with silk and gold, lined with black buckram; one footstool, covered with black velvet, fringed with silk and gold, garnished with gilt nails, with two buckles of copper and gilt; one harness of black velvet, fringed with silk and gold, with buttons and tassels of silk and gold, with buckles and pendant of copper and gilt; one slophowse of leather, lined with black cotton; four girths of twine of the double fashion, and two bits with two pair of gilt bosses.
Item, for two moylettes; two saddles of black leather, garnished with white nails, for the said lady Anne's moylettes that carry her litter, with two pair of double harness, with collars and breeches double-lined and stuffed with buff leather; two headstalls with reins of black leather, and two leading reins eight... bosis varnished... double braces of black leather; eight great pins of iron, varnished black; two double girths of twine [of] the double [fashion], and two... of twine. Richmond, 27 May 22 Henry VIII. Signed.
Archaeologia Volume 23 Section V. Deane. But what can ye tell of Brerton?
George. By my troeth, yf any of them was innocent, it was he. For other he was innocente or els he dyed worst of them all.
Deane. How so?
27 May 1536. George. Apon thursdaye afore Maye daye in the mornynge I spake with hym abowt nyne of the clocke, And he tolde me that there was no waye but one with any matter. For I did aske hym & was bold apon hym because we were borne within foure myles together, And also we wente to grammar scole together. And the same daye afore ij of the clock was he in the towre as ferre as the best. What was layed against hym I know not nor never hearde.
Hall's Chronicle 1541. 27 May 1541. On the same day was Margaret Countess of Salisbury (age 67), which had been long prisoner in the Tower [Map], beheaded in the Tower, and she was the last of the right line and name, of Plantagenet.
On 27 May 1541, after some two and a half years of imprisonment, Margaret Pole Countess Salsbury (age 67) was executed at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map] for her role in the Exeter Conspiracy.
Wriothesley's Chronicle 1541. 27 May 1541. This yeare, the seaven-and-twentith daie of Maie, 1541a, being Fridaie and the morrow after the Assention Daie, my Ladie of Poole (age 67), Countesse of Salisburieb, and mother to the Lord Montague, late putt to death for treason, was beheaded within the Tower of London upon the Greene called East Smithfid for treasonc against the Kinges Majestie. And the same daie were three persons more drawen from the Tower of London to Tiburne, one called Lee, a gentleman of the north countrey, which was hanged and quartered; and another called Tartarsall, a cloath man of that countrey; and one Thome, a yeoman of the same partes, was hanged and headed ; which persons with their affinitie had pretended to have made a new conspiracie or insurrection in the north countrey in Lent last past, and were brought up to London by Sir Richard Gresshame, knight and alderman of London; and tenne persons more of their affinitie were hanged, drawen, and quartered in Yorke for the same treason; and one Sir John Nevill (age 53), knight, was sent from the Tower of London to Yorke to suffer execution their for treason, which was of their councell.
Note a. Nearly two years after the passing of the act of attainder.
Note b. Margaret Plantagenet, the nearest relation to the King in blood, was daughter, and eventually sole heir, of George Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV. She was created Countess of Salisbury in her own right, 14th October, 1513.
Note c. For a supposed treasonable correspondence with her sons, Cardinal Reginald Pole and Lord Montacute.
Diary of Edward VI. 27 May 1550. The embassadours, after thei had hunted, sat with me at souper.3
Note 3. "Upon Tuesday the King's matie had them on hunting in Hyde park, and that night they supped with his highness in the privy chamber." (Ibid.)
Diary of Anne Clifford 1616. 27 May 1616. Upon the 27th being Monday my Lord (age 27) came down to Buckhurst. My Lord Vaux and his Uncle Sir Henry Neville and divers others came with him but the Lords that promised to go with him stayed behind agreeing to meet him the next day at Lewes.
Diary of Anne Clifford 1617. 27 May 1617. The 27th I wrote a letter to my Lord (age 28) to let him know how ill I took his cancelling my jointure, but yet told him I was content to bear it with patience, whatsoever he thought fit.
John Evelyn's Diary. 27 May 1641. Arrived at Hague, I went first to the Queen of Bohemia's (age 44) Court, where I had the honour to kiss her Majesty's hand, and several of the Princesses' her daughters. Prince Maurice (age 20) was also there, newly come out of Germany, and my Lord Finch (age 19), not long before fled out of England from the fury of the Parliament. It was a fasting-day with the Queen for the unfortunate death of her husband, and the presence-chamber had been hung with black velvet ever since his decease.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27 May 1660 Lord's Day. Called up by John Goods to see the Garter and Heralds coat, which lay in the coach, brought by Sir Edward Walker1, King at Arms, this morning, for my Lord. My Lord hath summoned all the Commanders on board him, to see the ceremony, which was thus: Sir Edward putting on his coat, and having laid the George and Garter, and the King's (age 29) letter to my Lord, upon a crimson cushion (in the coach, all the Commanders standing by), makes three congees to him, holding the cushion in his arms. Then laying it down with the things upon it upon a chair, he takes the letter, and delivers it to my Lord, which my Lord breaks open and gives him to read. It was directed to our trusty and well beloved Sir Edward Montagu, Knight, one of our Generals at sea, and our Companion elect of our Noble Order of the Garter. The contents of the letter is to show that the Kings of England have for many years made use of this honour, as a special mark of favour, to persons of good extraction and virtue (and that many Emperors, Kings and Princes of other countries have borne this honour), and that whereas my Lord is of a noble family, and hath now done the King such service by sea, at this time, as he hath done; he do send him this George and Garter to wear as Knight of the Order, with a dispensation for the other ceremonies of the habit of the Order, and other things, till hereafter, when it can be done. So the herald putting the ribbon about his neck, and the Garter about his left leg, he salutes him with joy as Knight of the Garter, and that was all. After that was done, and the Captain and I had breakfasted with Sir Edward while my Lord was writing of a letter, he took his leave of my Lord, and so to shore again to the King at Canterbury, where he yesterday gave the like honour to General Monk (age 51)2, who are the only two for many years that have had the Garter given them, before they had other honours of Earldom, or the like, excepting only the Duke of Buckingham, who was only Sir George Villiers when he was made Knight of the Garter. A while after Mr. Thos. Crew and Mr. J. Pickering (who had staid long enough to make all the world see him to be a fool), took ship for London. So there now remain no strangers with my Lord but Mr. Hetley, who had been with us a day before the King went from us. My Lord and the ship's company down to sermon. I staid above to write and look over my new song book, which came last night to me from London in lieu of that that my Lord had of me. The officers being all on board, there was not room for me at table, so I dined in my cabin, where, among other things, Mr. Drum brought me a lobster and a bottle of oil, instead of a bottle of vinegar, whereby I spoiled my dinner. Many orders in the ordering of ships this afternoon. Late to a sermon. After that up to the Lieutenant's cabin, where Mr. Sheply, I, and the Minister supped, and after that I went down to W. Howe's cabin, and there, with a great deal of pleasure, singing till it was late. After that to bed.
Note 1. Edward Walker was knighted February 2nd, 1644-5, and on the 24th of the same month was sworn in as Garter King at Arms. He adhered to the cause of the king, and published "Iter Carolinum", being a succinct account of the necessitated marches, retreats, and sufferings of his Majesty King Charles I., from Jan. 10, 1641, to the time of his death in 1648, collected by a daily attendant upon his sacred Majesty during all that time: He joined Charles II in exile, and received the reward of his loyalty at the Restoration. He died at Whitehall, February 19th, 1676-7, and was buried at Stratford-on-Avon, his daughter having married Sir John Clepton of that place.
Note 2. "His Majesty put the George on his Excellency, and the two Dukes put on the Garter. The Princes thus honoured the Lord-General for the restoration of that lawful family".-Rugge's Diurnal.
On 27 May 1661 Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 54) was beheaded for his perceived treason on the restoration of Charles II at Edinburgh [Map]. He was buried at Kilmun Church.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27 May 1663. Thence by water to Chelsey, all the way reading a little book I bought of "Improvement of Trade", a pretty book and many things useful in it. So walked to Little Chelsey, where I found my Lord Sandwich (age 37) with Mr. Becke, the master of the house, and Mr. Creed at dinner, and I sat down with them, and very merry.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27 May 1663. So I up and by water to the Temple [Map], and thence with Commissioner Pett (age 52) to St. James's, where an hour with Mr. Coventry (age 35) talking of Mr. Pett's proceedings lately in the forest of Sherwood, and thence with Pett to my Lord Ashley (age 41), Chancellor (age 54) of the Exchequer; where we met the auditors about settling the business of the accounts of persons to whom money is due before the King's time in the Navy, and the clearing of their imprests for what little of their debts they have received. I find my Lord, as he is reported, a very ready, quick, and diligent person.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27 May 1667. So to my chamber, and there did some little business, and then abroad, and stopped at the Bear-garden-stairs, there to see a prize fought. But the house so full there was no getting in there, so forced to go through an alehouse into the pit, where the bears are baited; and upon a stool did see them fight, which they did very furiously, a butcher and a waterman. The former had the better all along, till by and by the latter dropped his sword out of his hand, and the butcher, whether not seeing his sword dropped I know not, but did give him a cut over the wrist, so as he was disabled to fight any longer. But, Lord! to see how in a minute the whole stage was full of watermen to revenge the foul play, and the butchers to defend their fellow, though most blamed him; and there they all fell to it to knocking down and cutting many on each side. It was pleasant to see, but that I stood in the pit, and feared that in the tumult I might get some hurt. At last the rabble broke up, and so I away to White Hall and so to St. James's, but I found not Sir W. Coventry (age 39), so into the Park and took a turn or two, it being a most sweet day, and so by water home, and with my father and wife walked in the garden, and then anon to supper and to bed. The Duke of Cambridge (age 3) very ill still.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27 May 1668. Thence by coach to the Exchange [Map], and there met with Sir H. Cholmly (age 35) at Colvill's; and there did give him some orders, and so home, and there to the office again, where busy till two o'clock, and then with Sir Prince to his house, with my Lord Brouncker (age 48) and Sir J. Minnes (age 69), to dinner, where we dined very well, and much good company, among others, a Dr., a fat man, whom by face I know, as one that uses to sit in our church, that after dinner did take me out, and walked together, who told me that he had now newly entered himself into Orders, in the decay of the Church, and did think it his duty so to do, thereby to do his part toward the support and reformation thereof; and spoke very soberly, and said that just about the same age Dr. Donne did enter into Orders. I find him a sober gentleman, and a man that hath seen much of the world, and I think may do good.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 27 May 1669. At the office all the morning, dined at home, Mr. Hollier (age 60) with me. Presented this day by Mr. Browne with a book of drawing by him, lately printed, which cost me 20s. to him. In the afternoon to the Temple [Map], to meet with Auditor Aldworth about my interest account, but failed meeting him. To visit my cozen Creed, and found her ill at home, being with child, and looks poorly.
The London Gazette 14012. Whitehall, May 27, 1797. The King has been pleased to grant the Dignities of Baron and Earl of the Kingdom of Great Britain to Sir John Jervis (age 62), KB Admiral of the Blue, and the Heirs Male of his Body lawfully begotten, by the Name, Stile and Title of Baron Jervis, of Medsord in the County of Stafford, and Earl of St Vincent.
On 27 May 1819 George V King Hanover was born to Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 47) and Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover (age 41). He a grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.
The Diary of George Price Boyce 1851. 27 May 1851. To Great Exhibition for first tirne. The aerial effect of the same enhanced by the rich and brilliant colours of the various fabrics suspended about was more bewitching than I expected accompanied my sisters Ann and Joanna (age 19) to R. Italian Opera—Beethoven's "Fidelio," the grandest piece of music I had ever heard.
On 27 May 1893 Jane Gordon (age 82) died. She was buried at St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen [Map].
Jane Gordon: On 20 Apr 1811 she was born.
On 27 May 1900 Captain Ralph Nevile Fane (age 30) died of pneumonia at Wynberg where he was buried.
On 27 May 1921 Haydn Keeton (age 73) died. He was buried at Peterborough Cathedral [Map].
Haydn Keeton: On 26 Oct 1847 he was born. In 1870 he was appointed Organist at Peterborough Cathedral.
On 27 May 1940 George Coventry 10th Earl Coventry (age 39) was killed in action during the Battle of Wytschaete at La Bassée. His son George William Coventry 11th Earl Coventry (age 6) succeeded 11th Earl Coventry.
On 27 May 1949 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 61) died. He was buried at Christ Church, Port Sunlight [Map]. His son Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme (age 33) succeeded 3rd Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, 3rd Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, 3rd Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire.
Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme: On 01 Jul 1915 he was born to William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme. In 1988 he was appointed 968th Knight of the Garter. On 04 Jul 2000 he died. Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire extinct.
Births on the 27th May
On 27 May 1220 Amice Clare Countess Devon was born to Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford (age 40) and Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford (age 19). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.
On 27 May 1349 Maurice Berkeley was born to Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley (age 53) and Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley (age 39).
On or before 27 May 1635 John Molesworth 2nd Baronet was born to Hender Molesworth (age 38). He was baptised on 27 May 1635.
On 27 May 1652 Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans was born to Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern (age 34) and Charlotte Hesse-Kassel (age 24) at Heidelburg. She a great granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 27 May 1690 Walter Shirley was born to Robert Shirley 1st Earl Ferrers (age 39) and Elizabeth Washington Baroness Ferrers Chartley.
On 27 May 1700 William Molyneux 6th Baronet was born to Francis Molyneux 4th Baron Teverall (age 44).
On 27 May 1712 Thomas Cave 5th Baronet was born to Thomas Cave 3rd Baronet (age 31) and Margaret Verney Lady Cave. He was baptised at St Martin in the Fields [Map].
On 27 May 1726 Anne Lennox was born to Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 25) and Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 20). She a great granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.
On or before 27 May 1730 George Robinson 5th Baronet was born to John Robinson 4th Baronet (age 25) and Mary Morgan. He was baptised on 27 May 1730.
On 27 May 1735 James Dormer was born to John Dormer 7th Baron Dormer (age 43).
On 27 May 1748 William Fitzherbert 1st Baronet was born to William Fitzherbert (age 36) and Mary Meynell (age 27).
On 27 May 1798 George Henry Roper-Curzon 16th Baron Teynham was born to Henry Francis Roper-Curzon 14th Baronet (age 31) and Bridget Hawkins Baroness Teynham.
On 27 May 1814 John Manners-Sutton 3rd Viscount Canterbury was born to Charles Manners-Sutton 1st Viscount Canterbury (age 34) and Lucy Maria Denison.
On 27 May 1819 George V King Hanover was born to Ernest Augustus King Hanover (age 47) and Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover (age 41). He a grandson of King George III of Great Britain and Ireland. Coefficient of inbreeding 3.19%.
On 27 May 1826 Charles Watkin Cholmondeley was born to Thomas Cholmondeley 1st Baron Delamere (age 58) and Henrietta Elizabeth Williams-Wynn Baroness Delamere.
On 27 May 1836 Charles Hotham 4th Baron Hotham was born to George Frederick Hotham (age 37) and Susan Maria O'Brien.
On 27 May 1839 Thomas Arundell was born to Henry Benedict Arundell 11th Baron Arundel (age 34) and Theresa Stourton Baroness Arundel Wardour (age 27).
On 27 May 1845 Muriel Sarah Campbell was born to John Frederick Vaughan Campbell 2nd Earl Cawdor (age 27) and Sarah Mary Compton Cavendish Countess Cawdor (age 31).
On 27 May 1849 Archibald John Stuart-Wortley was born to James Archibald Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie (age 43) and Jane Lawley (age 28).
On 27 May 1849 George Robert Hay was born to George Hay-Drummond 12th Earl Kinnoull (age 21) and Emily Blanche Charlotte Somerset Countess Kinnoul (age 21).
On 27 May 1852 Constance Mary Lascelles Baroness Wenlock was born to Henry Thynne Lascelles 4th Earl Harewood (age 27) and Elizabeth Joanna Burgh (age 26).
On 27 May 1854 Edgar Reginald Saunders 11th Baronet was born to Thomas Gage Saunders Sebright 8th Baronet (age 52).
On 27 May 1864 Fiennes Cornwallis 1st Baron Cornwallis was born to Fiennes Wykeham-Martin Cornwallis (age 32) and Harriet Elizabeth Mott at Chacombe Priory, Banbury [Map].
On 27 May 1866 Paul Albert Steck was born at Troyes, France [Map].
On 27 May 1867 Beatrice Thynne was born to John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath (age 36) and Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath.
On 27 May 1867 Henry Roper-Curzon 18th Baron Teynham was born to Henry George Roper-Curzon 17th Baron Teynham (age 44) and Harriet Anne Lovell Heathcote.
On 27 May 1867 John Boteville Thynne was born to John Alexander Thynne 4th Marquess of Bath (age 36) and Frances Isabella Catherine Vesey Marchioness Bath.
On 27 May 1870 Arthur Foljambe 2nd Earl of Liverpool was born to Cecil George Savile Foljambe 1st Earl Liverpool (age 23) and Louise Blanche Howard (age 28).
On 27 May 1892 Frederick Somerset Gough-Calthorpe was born to Somerset Frederick Gough-Calthorpe 8th Baron Calthorpe (age 29).
On 27 May 1893 Harry Frederick Crookshank 1st Viscount Crookshank was born at Cairo, Egypt.
On 27 May 1899 Charles Peter Denys 4th Baronet was born to Francis Denys-Burton 3rd Baronet (age 50) and Grace Ellen Burton Lady Denys.
On 27 May 1912 Captain William Palmer was born to Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl Selborne (age 25) and Grace Ridley Countess Selborne (age 23).
On 27 May 1915 Garnet Wolseley 12th Baronet was born to Richard Bingham Wolseley (age 61).
On 27 May 1925 Ela Helen Aline Beaumont Countess Carlisle was born to Wentworth Henry Canning Beaumont 2nd Viscount Allendale (age 34) and Violet Lucy Emily Seely Viscountess Allendale (age 28).
On 27 May 1928 Benedict Leigh Hoskyns 16th Baronet was born to Edwyn Clement Hoskyns 13th Baronet (age 43).
On 27 May 1935 Charles Thomas Wilson 5th Baron Nunburnholme was born to Charles John Wilson 3rd Baron Nunburnholme (age 31) and Mary Beatrice Thynne Baroness Nunburnholme (age 32).
On 27 May 1947 David Russell 5th Baron Ampthill was born to Geoffrey Russell 4th Baron Ampthill (age 25).
On 27 May 1949 Hugh Lowther 8th Earl Lonsdale was born to James Lowther 7th Earl Londsdale (age 26) and Tuppina Cecily Bennet.
Marriages on the 27th May
On 27 May 1234 King Louis IX of France (age 20) and Margaret Provence Queen Consort France (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort of France. She the daughter of Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence (age 36) and Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence (age 36). He the son of King Louis VIII of France and Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France (age 46). They were half third cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 27 May 1601 Edward Seymour 1st Earl Hertford (age 62) and Frances Howard Duchess Lennox and Richmond (age 22) were married. She by marriage Countess Hertford. The difference in their ages was 39 years. He the son of Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset and Anne Stanhope Duchess Somerset. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
On 27 May 1703 Walter Chetwynd 1st Viscount Chetwynd (age 24) and Mary Berkeley Viscountess Chetwynd (age 32) were married at St Martin in the Fields [Map].
On 27 May 1711 John Astley 2nd Baronet (age 24) and Mary Prynce were married.
Before 27 May 1730 John Robinson 4th Baronet (age 25) and Mary Morgan were married.
On 27 May 1758 Robert Mead Wilmot 2nd Baronet (age 26) and Mary Woolett (age 23) were married at St Wystan's Church, Repton [Map].
On 27 May 1800 Kenneth Alexander Howard 1st Earl of Effingham (age 32) and Charlotte Primrose Countess Effingham (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Howard of Effingham. She the daughter of Neil Primrose 3rd Earl Rosebery (age 71) and Mary Vincent Countess Rosebery (age 48). They were first cousin once removed.
On 27 May 1802 John Townshend 2nd Viscount Sydney (age 38) and Caroline Elizabeth Letitia Clements Viscountess Sydney (age 37) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Sydney. She the daughter of Robert Clements 1st Earl Leitrim (age 69) and Elizabeth Skeffington Countess Leitrim.
On 27 May 1948 Nicholas Eliot 9th Earl of St Germans (age 34) and Margaret Eleanor Wyndham (age 34) were married. They were divorced in 1959. He the son of Montague Eliot 8th Earl of St Germans (age 78).
Deaths on the 27th May
On 27 May 866 Ordoño I King Asturias (age 45) died. His son Alfonso "Great" III King Asturias (age 18) succeeded III King Asturias.
On 27 May 1039 Dirk Gerulfing III Count Holland died. On 27 May 1039 His son Dirk Gerulfing IV Count Holland (age 14) succeeded IV Count Holland.
On 27 May 1240 William Warenne 5th Earl of Surrey died. His son John Warenne 6th Earl of Surrey (age 9) succeeded 6th Earl Surrey and inherited his estates including Conisbrough Castle [Map].
On 27 May 1266 Elizabeth Brunswick-Lüneburg Countess Holland (age 36) died.
Before 27 May 1335 Hugh Neville 1st Baron Neville Essex (age 58) died. His son John Neville 2nd Baron Neville Essex (age 36) succeeded 2nd Baron Neville Essex.
Around 27 May 1414 Bishop John Burghill died.
Around 27 May 1509 Edward Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 50) died. Earl Devon, Baron Okehampton, Baron Courtenay forfeit since his son William Courtenay 1st Earl Devon (age 34) had been attainted in Feb 1504.
On 27 May 1541, after some two and a half years of imprisonment, Margaret Pole Countess Salsbury (age 67) was executed at Tower Green, Tower of London [Map] for her role in the Exeter Conspiracy.
On 27 May 1637 John Boteler 1st Baron Boteler (age 71) died at St Martin in the Fields [Map]. He was buried at Higham Gobion, Bedfordshire. After 27 May 1637 His son William Boteler 2nd Baron Boteler succeeded 2nd Baron Boteler of Brantfield, 2nd Baronet Boteler of Hatfield Woodhall in Hertfordshire.
On 27 May 1661 Archibald Campbell 1st Marquess Argyll (age 54) was beheaded for his perceived treason on the restoration of Charles II at Edinburgh [Map]. He was buried at Kilmun Church.
On 27 May 1699 John Gage 4th Baronet (age 57) died. His son John Gage 5th Baronet (age 7) succeeded 5th Baronet Gage of Firley in Sussex.
On 27 May 1709 Thomas Preston 3rd Baronet (age 69) died. Baronet Preston of Furness in Lancashire extinct.
On 27 May 1712 William Keith 9th Earl Marischal (age 48) died. His son George Keith 10th Earl Marischal (age 20) succeeded 10th Earl Marischal.
On 27 May 1714 George Saunderson 5th Viscount Castleton (age 82) died at Sandbeck Park Maltby. His son James Saunderson 1st Earl Castleton (age 47) succeeded 6th Viscount Castleton.
On 27 May 1719 Thomas Newport 1st Baron Torrington (age 64) died without issue. Baron Torrington of Torrington in Devon extinct. He was buried at Wroxeter, Shropshire [Map].
On 27 May 1723 Charles Lennox 1st Duke Richmond (age 50) died. His son Charles Lennox 2nd Duke Richmond (age 22) succeeded 2nd Duke Richmond, 2nd Earl March, 2nd Baron Settrington. Sarah Cadogan Duchess Richmond (age 17) by marriage Duchess Richmond.
On 20 May 1737 Elizabeth Hall Lady Buckworth died. She was buried at St Peter le Poer Church, Broad Street on 27 May 1737.
On 27 May 1764 Gilbert Eliott 3rd Baronet (age 84) died. His son John Eliott 4th Baronet (age 58) succeeded 4th Baronet Eliott of Stobs.
On 27 May 1771 Anthony Ashley-Cooper 4th Earl Shaftesbury (age 60) died. His son Anthony Ashley-Cooper 5th Earl Shaftesbury (age 9) succeeded 5th Earl Shaftesbury, 5th Baron Ashley of Wimborne St Giles, 6th Baronet Cooper of Rockbourne in Southampton.
On 27 May 1773 Mary Blount Duchess Norfolk (age 62) died.
On 27 May 1776 Sarah Inwen Countess Suffolk died.
On 27 May 1808 Frances Rous Lady Peyton died.
On 27 May 1844 Henry Hopper (age 77) died at 13 Wigmore Street Cavendish Square.
On 27 May 1848 Princess Sophia Hanover (age 70) died at Vicarage Place Kensington. Princess Augusta Hesse-Kassel Duchess Cambridge (age 50) and Marie Luise Victoria Saxe Coburg Gotha Duchess Kent and Strathearn (age 61) were present.
On 27 May 1849 William Beauclerk 9th Duke St Albans (age 48) died. His son William Amelius Aubrey Beauclerk 10th Duke St Albans (age 9) succeeded 10th Duke St Albans, 10th Earl Burford, 10th Baron Heddington, 7th Baron Vere of Hanworth in Middlesex.
On 27 May 1859 Susanna Euphemia Beckford Duchess Hamilton Duchess Brandon (age 73) died.
On 27 May 1864 Edward Graham 9th Baronet (age 44) died. His son Robert James Graham 10th Baronet (age 18) succeeded 10th Baronet Graham of Esk in Cumberland 
On 27 May 1872 William Russell 8th Duke Bedford (age 62) died. His first cousin Francis Russell 9th Duke Bedford (age 52) succeeded 9th Duke Bedford, 9th Marquess Tavistock, 13th Earl Bedford, 13th Baron Russell of Cheneys, 11th Baron Russell of Thornhaugh, 9th Baron Howland of Streatham
On 27 May 1873 Caroline Yorke Countess Somers (age 78) died.
On 27 May 1876 James Hogg 1st Baronet (age 86) died. His son James McGarel-Hogg 1st Baron Magheramorne (age 53) succeeded 2nd Baronet Hogg of Upper Grosvenor Street in London.
On 27 May 1924 John Lister-Kaye 3rd Baronet (age 71) died. His brother Cecil Lister-Kaye 4th Baronet (age 70) succeeded 4th Baronet Lister-Kaye of Grange in Yorkshire.
On 27 May 1933 Amy Augusta Jackson Lawford Baroness Coleridge died.
On 27 May 1940 George Coventry 10th Earl Coventry (age 39) was killed in action during the Battle of Wytschaete at La Bassée. His son George William Coventry 11th Earl Coventry (age 6) succeeded 11th Earl Coventry.
On 27 May 1942 Mary Thicknesse-Touchet 22nd Baroness Audley (age 83) died unmarried. Her first cousin twice removed Thomas Percy Tuchet-Jesson (age 28) succeeded 23rd Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire.
On 27 May 1949 William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme (age 61) died. He was buried at Christ Church, Port Sunlight [Map]. His son Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme (age 33) succeeded 3rd Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, 3rd Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, 3rd Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire.
Philip Lever 3rd Viscount Leverhulme: On 01 Jul 1915 he was born to William Lever 2nd Viscount Leverhulme. In 1988 he was appointed 968th Knight of the Garter. On 04 Jul 2000 he died. Viscount Leverhulme of the Western Isles, Baron Leverhulme of Bolton le Moors in Lancashire, Baronet Lever of Thornton Manor in Cheshire extinct.
On 27 May 1975 Charles Walter James Dormer 15th Baron Dormer (age 71) died. His brother John Spencer Philip Dormer 16th Baron Dormer (age 60) succeeded 16th Baron Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire, 16th Baronet Dormer of Wyng in Buckinghamshire.
On 27 May 1975 John Tollemache 4th Baron Tollemache (age 65) died. His son Timothy Tollemache 5th Baron Tollemache (age 35) succeeded 5th Baron Tollemache of Helmingham in Suffolk.
On 27 May 2001 Digby Michael Godfrey John Willoughby 12th Baron Middleton (age 80) died. His son Michael Charles James Willoughby 13th Baron Middleton (age 52) succeeded 13th Baron Middleton, 14th Baronet Willoughby of Wollaton. Lucy Corinna Agneta Sidney Baroness Middleton (age 48) by marriage Baroness Middleton.
On 27 May 2002 Barbara Felicity Smith 14th Baroness Dudley (age 95) died. Her son Jim Wallace 15th Baron Dudley (age 71) succeeded 15th Baron Dudley.
On 27 May 2021 John Roper-Curzon 20th Baron Teynham (age 92) died. His son John Roper-Curzon 21st Baron Teynham (age 55) succeeded 21st Baron Teynham of Teynham in Kent.